Case Study
Overview of the Highway Maintenance Community Enhancement Fund 2017/18
So far, this financial year, we have approved 37 HMCEF applications enabling £122,000 of works/projects to be delivered. The financial contribution provided by DCC, through the fund, was £56,500.
| Town/Parish Council or Community Group | Summary of bid |
| Beaford Parish Council | Patching an estate road |
| Bideford Town Council | Purchase of chapter 8 signage |
| Broadclyst Parish Council | Conversion of building to store tools for self-help works |
| Buckland-Tout-Saints | Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) |
| Chardstock Parish Council | PPE and signage equipment |
| Sheepwash | Surface dressing |
| Farringdon Parish Council | Verge clearance |
| Hittisleigh Parish Council | Flood prevention |
| Ilfracombe Town Council | PPE, equipment and training |
| Lynton and Lynmouth Town Council | PPE and equipment |
| Newton Poppleford and Harpford Parish Council | PPE and equipment |
| Sidmouth Town Council | Extending road warden duties |
| Stoke Fleming | Lengthsman/flood prevention work |
| Wondford Planters | Planting |
| Diptford Parish Council | Lengthsman (contractor) |
| Luppitt Parish Council | Remove water from road (flooding) |
| Malborough Parish Council | Maintenance costs of cycleway |
| Newton St Cyres Parish Council | Drainage work |
| Newton St Cyres Parish Council | Replacement of finger post |
| Shobrooke | Repair and replacement of finger posts |
| Thorverton and Brampford Speke Community Action group | Hulk Lane re-instatement |
| Ugborough Parish Council | Lengthsman (contractor) |
| Beer | Sign, tools and equipment and shed to store them in |
| Bere Ferrers Parish Council | Health and safety equipment and tools – road repairs, gully, drain and road sign cleaning |
| Hennock | Lengthsman (contractor) |
| Kingsbridge Town Council Bid 2 | PPR materials and contractor time |
| North Molton | Drainage work: survey/audit of drainage features, weeding, gritting other RW costs |
| Northam Town Council Bid 2 | Mower, chainsaw, chainsaw training |
| Northleigh | Purchase of PPR |
| Shute | PPR and equipment |
| Southleigh | Drainage work |
| Sticklepath Parish Council | Contractor for grass cutting and weed spraying |
| Strete | Cleaning, drainage, hedge cutting |
| Teignmouth | Clean and repair walls on A379 |
| Throwleigh and Murchington Parish Council | Replacement sign posts |
| Widworthy Parish Council | Purchase of road cones and road works signs |
Individual case studies, including before and after pictures of the work undertaken will be available in the future.
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